Western Copper & Gold (WRN) Competitors $1.20 -0.03 (-2.44%) As of 08/1/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock WRN vs. MTAL, SGML, LAC, NEXA, EU, LAAC, ASM, CRML, DC, and LZMShould you be buying Western Copper & Gold stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Western Copper & Gold include MAC Copper (MTAL), Sigma Lithium (SGML), Lithium Americas (LAC), Nexa Resources (NEXA), enCore Energy (EU), Lithium Americas (Argentina) (LAAC), Avino Silver & Gold Mines (ASM), Critical Metals (CRML), Dakota Gold (DC), and Lifezone Metals (LZM). These companies are all part of the "non-metallic and industrial metal mining" industry. Western Copper & Gold vs. Its Competitors MAC Copper Sigma Lithium Lithium Americas Nexa Resources enCore Energy Lithium Americas (Argentina) Avino Silver & Gold Mines Critical Metals Dakota Gold Lifezone Metals MAC Copper (NYSE:MTAL) and Western Copper & Gold (NYSE:WRN) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and dividends. Is MTAL or WRN more profitable? MAC Copper's return on equity of 0.00% beat Western Copper & Gold's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets MAC CopperN/A N/A N/A Western Copper & Gold N/A -3.53%-3.45% Which has more risk & volatility, MTAL or WRN? MAC Copper has a beta of 0.37, suggesting that its share price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Western Copper & Gold has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate MTAL or WRN? MAC Copper currently has a consensus price target of $12.63, suggesting a potential upside of 4.77%. Western Copper & Gold has a consensus price target of $4.00, suggesting a potential upside of 233.33%. Given Western Copper & Gold's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Western Copper & Gold is more favorable than MAC Copper.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score MAC Copper 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Western Copper & Gold 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.33 Which has preferable valuation and earnings, MTAL or WRN? Western Copper & Gold has lower revenue, but higher earnings than MAC Copper. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMAC Copper$340.74M2.92-$81.69MN/AN/AWestern Copper & GoldN/AN/A-$2.47M-$0.02-60.00 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of MTAL or WRN? 87.5% of MAC Copper shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.0% of Western Copper & Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of MAC Copper shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.6% of Western Copper & Gold shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer MTAL or WRN? In the previous week, MAC Copper had 3 more articles in the media than Western Copper & Gold. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for MAC Copper and 0 mentions for Western Copper & Gold. MAC Copper's average media sentiment score of 0.36 beat Western Copper & Gold's score of 0.00 indicating that MAC Copper is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment MAC Copper Neutral Western Copper & Gold Neutral SummaryWestern Copper & Gold beats MAC Copper on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Western Copper & Gold News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WRN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding WRN and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart WRN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWestern Copper & GoldMetal mining IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$240.90M$2.41B$3.17B$20.69BDividend YieldN/A3.41%5.19%3.67%P/E Ratio-60.0015.23117.7729.07Price / SalesN/A169.9530,017,513,221,196,900.0066.37Price / CashN/A11.0523.7822.84Price / Book1.941.535.894.43Net Income-$2.47M$240.66M$148.55M$994.22M7 Day Performance-10.45%-4.99%-3.20%-3.35%1 Month Performance-6.25%4.51%1.47%-2.06%1 Year Performance14.29%39.31%28.79%10.15% Western Copper & Gold Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WRNWestern Copper & Gold1.429 of 5 stars$1.20-2.4%$4.00+233.3%+9.1%$240.90MN/A-60.008MTALMAC Copper1.6864 of 5 stars$12.07flat$12.63+4.6%-1.6%$995.03M$340.74M0.002,021News CoverageSGMLSigma Lithium3.088 of 5 stars$6.55-8.0%$18.00+174.8%-51.3%$792.33M$152.36M-17.70250Gap UpLACLithium Americas2.0562 of 5 stars$2.84-6.9%$3.88+36.4%-0.4%$667.66MN/A-17.75749NEXANexa Resources3.3054 of 5 stars$4.98-0.5%$5.90+18.4%-35.6%$663.52M$2.77B-3.925,253News CoverageEarnings ReportEUenCore Energy2.2198 of 5 stars$3.05+0.3%$3.38+10.7%-30.0%$568.66M$58.33M-8.24N/APositive NewsGap DownLAACLithium Americas (Argentina)2.8954 of 5 stars$3.23+5.9%$4.25+31.6%-0.6%$523.04MN/A0.41850News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeASMAvino Silver & Gold Mines1.1941 of 5 stars$3.33-6.2%$2.58-22.7%+216.7%$485.79M$72.62M166.5834Short Interest ↑CRMLCritical MetalsN/A$4.06-6.5%N/A-60.7%$427.93MN/A0.004News CoverageGap DownDCDakota Gold2.7122 of 5 stars$3.79-5.7%$10.50+177.0%+62.6%$377.02MN/A-9.2420LZMLifezone MetalsN/A$4.73-1.5%$14.00+196.0%-42.3%$375.70M$140K0.0084Gap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MTAL Alternatives SGML Alternatives LAC Alternatives NEXA Alternatives EU Alternatives LAAC Alternatives ASM Alternatives CRML Alternatives DC Alternatives LZM Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:WRN) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s Secret Social Security BombshellTo All Americans Born Before April 16th, 1963: Did Trump Just Give The Green Light To Radically RE-DO Social S...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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